aspirantsg.com Archives - 08 March 2013, Friday

There were only 3 guys managing the stall when we ordered. One doing the serious cooking behind, 2nd guy doing the stock replenishment and Wilson Ang, the chef manned the cashier & did up the finishing touches and garnishes for the dishes. They seem a little overwhelmed by the orders ...

Windmills Craftworks is a Must Visit if you are ever at Whitefield, Bangalore! With success on its 7th floor, there are plans to introduce a South Indian restaurant, departmental store, bakery, art gallery, music school and recording studio on the other 6 levels. Here are the full det...

Twitter is a powerful & useful tool to help you brand yourself. But that's only if you get the basics right. Designed by Rahul Ayre, LinkingR published an infographic highlighting the Top 10 Strategic Mistakes that one might make in the course of twitter marketing and management toget...

JAAN is an intimate, 40-seat restaurant dedicated to showcasing the finest in modern French cuisine in Singapore. The view from the 70th floor is jaw-dropping, matched only by the wittily presented and immaculately executed dishes emerging from the kitchen of Chef de Cuisine Julien Ro...

In the end, no mechanics were willing to come for us. But thankfully the brakes recovered after a 2 hours break and drove at a really slow speed back to Gold Coast. From our visit and the recent information on their website, it seems that the owners are selling the property off. Its t...

And for an even more ‘posh’ Butterfly Chicken Breast Meal dining experience, opt for a ‘hoity toity’ four-course menu at Nando’s. Start your “chi-chi” gastronomic experience with the Wild Mushroom Soup & Garlic Bread that will tantalise with its chicken bits before the scrumptious mai...

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Enough of the scene, I need to focus back on my mission to enjoy an afternoon of dessert tasting from Epilogue Cafe's decadent new dessert and cakes menu. I started my dessert feast with their delightful Parisian Macarons ($2.50 each) . These sweet, meringue-based traditional French c...

If you are a avid foodie who loves to share your food adventures on Instagram (10 Tips to Grow Your Instagram Followers ), Burpple may soon be your next plaything! Burpple is a new social Food App that allow you to effortlessly share, remember, organize and explore food moments with y...

Shabu-shabu is a popular Japanese version of hot pot that can be found all over the little island of Singapore. It is rumoured that the name Shabu Shabu was actually derived from the sound produced when diners stirred their ingredients in the pot. Beef was originally the main meat ing...

After a little persuasion, I managed to get Damian, Gabriel & Ivan to check out Haji Lane located in Arab Street & explore dining within its relatively undiscovered gastronomical haven. To me, Haji Lane is a getaway from the identical and extremely boring shopping centres that mushroo...

After all those fried dishes, guests are usually presented with either hot or cold Sencha (common Japanese green tea) to 'cleanse' some of the grease away. Today, green tea has become synonymous with Japanese cuisine in Singapore. It contains a variety of enzymes and is believed to lo...

Sushi has traditionally been served on exquisite wood or lacquer plates on the sunny island of Singapore. A decade ago, local Japanese restaurants started to serve kaiten zushi or sushi train style. Colour coded plates of sushi are placed on a conveyor belt that went around customers’...

Diversity is the name of the game when it comes to the Portland food truck scene. With food trucks opening and unfortunately closing every week, the palates of Portlanders are as sophisticated as they are picky. The Portland food cart scene is bustling with non-traditional locales suc...

has published this infographic which summaries the statistical findings from a survey done by over 1,800 chefs from American Culinary Federation. The survey was conducted by The National Restaurant Association to forecast menu trends. It revealed that children’s nutrition and local so...

The queue was relatively short and in order to faciliate fast orders, we were able to choose from one of the 4 'Happy Meals' packages. We opted for smallest portion Pork Ribs Big Prawn Noodles ($5) & Pork Slices Big Prawn Noodles ($4). Suggestion: try mixing 2 different noodles togeth...

Similar to what I have done for Travel List & Social Media Topics , I have create a simple categorised list for you to find your required food review within the shortest time possible. This list will be automatically updated once a new food blog post goes 'Live'.

The best part about staying at Bowen Terrace Accommodations at New Farm, Brisbane was that 3 of the well-loved local breakfast haunts - The Ponycat Cafe , Au Cirque and The Little Larder were all located within close walking distance! The cafe was rather quiet at around 10am on a Tues...

You can get the same noodles and ingredients from other roadside stalls but the differentiating factor was the unique soup base. I asked the guide if I am able to get the exact same soup base by ordering Tom Yam Noodles at other noodle stalls. Her answer was Yes ... But I have tried t...

Located at 79 Brighton Crescent Serangoon Gardens, the café allow you to break away from Christmas dining at the clattery, overcrowded spaces in the city and enjoy a more relaxed pace at this secret find in Serangoon Gardens village. The café has consistently enjoyed mentions from Str...

To bring back the good old days where families cook and eat their meals together, Daniel (Daniel's Food Diary) organised bloggers-for-bloggers initiative #CookForFamily. I am thrilled to be one of 100 bloggers who are privileged to be part of this meaningful project. The initiative wa...

Chef Derrar Hassane (Head Chef at Sun Ray Cafe) came in to check on his guest. Besides sharing with us the preparation work behind the entrées, the bubbly chef also share with us his adventurous past of perfecting his European style culinary skills at different countries. Notably, and...

believe that one of the best ways to get to know a place is by sampling the local cuisine. So they created their own Hungry Traveller Guide to City Breaks, the first in a series of infographics that will help you get your foodie bearings in different destinations around the world.

I must say the dishes came relatively fast. The first to arrive was Crisp-fried crystal prawns in wasabi mayo sauce. The prawns were fresh and crunchy. Wasabi mayo offers just the right amount of 'kick', not too much to make you reel. Great dish, only complain was the quantity of praw...

My dear MediaCorp colleagues decided to spoil me one last time before I leave the company. They were confident that I will fall head over heels in love with this amazing French place. Located at Penhas Road, Antoinette was not exactly a convenient before or after shopping stopover. Th...

Another popular brewing vessel is the humble gaiwan which literally means ‘covered cup’ in Chinese. It is versatile and can be used to brew anything type of tea, can be washed easily and is great for testing new teas as it brings out the full flavor of the tea without modifying it, un...